Nearly twelve years ago I wrote
a blog post about the names that we in Britain give to the small room that we visit to get rid of our bodily waste, and why we have such a multitude of appellations. Re-reading that post in preparation for writing this one I noticed that I had missed one of the most common names i.e. public convenience. Today's post shows such a place in Great Malvern, Worcestershire, that has been converted into a tiny theatre named "The Theatre of Small Convenience". The sign fixed to it notes that it was originally a Victorian gentleman's convenience that was converted in 1999. Since that time it has hosted puppet shows, professional and amateur dramatics, poetry readings, storytelling, music, monologues "and even a day of opera". Moreover, it has featured in the Guiness Book of Records as the world's smallest theatre.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Sony DSC-RX100
